Delhi, 8 July (H.S.): The Indian Navy has contracted M/s Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) for the National Maritime Domain Awareness (NMDA) Project to enhance maritime and coastal security. The agreement was signed by VAdm Tarun Sobti and Shri Manoj Jain. The project aims to integrate data collation, analysis, and information sharing among maritime stakeholders.

It involves upgrading the National Command, Control, Communication and Intelligence (NC3I) Network to the NMDA Network with AI-enabled software. The existing Information Management and Analysis Centre (IMAC) in Gurugram will also be upgraded to a Multi-Agency NMDA Centre, executed on a ‘Turnkey Basis’ under the Indian Navy's administration.

Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar